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An Iranian cargo plane en route to Syria has been forced to land in Turkey's southeastern Diyarbakir airport for an inspection, security forces said on Sunday.The plane, a civilian Ilyushin, landed on Saturday night on the orders of the Turkish authorities. Military fighter planes were on standby in case the plane refused to comply.An inspection of the plane is on-going to check whether the aircraft has any illicit or military material on board, security sources added.

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt — An Egyptian ground service official who carried out a pre-flight inspection of the Russian passenger plane that crashed in the Sinai Peninsula said Sunday that the Airbus A321-200 appeared to be in good condition.

An Iranian cargo plane en route to Syria was forced to land in Turkey's southeastern Diyarbakir airport for an inspection, security sources said on Wednesday.The plane landed following an order from the Turkish foreign ministry citing suspicion of military or nuclear related cargo onboard, the sources said.The plane was still grounded at Diyarbakir airport on Wednesday where the search was ongoing, according to an AFP correspondent at the scene.The plane took off from Tehran on Tuesday night bound for the Syrian city of Aleppo, Anatolia news agency reported.